Published 6/18/2009
by John Warner
at Bleacher Report - NBA
With the 2008-2009 NBA season finished up, Rockets fans everywhere are looking at this season as sort of bittersweet, emphasis on bitter.
Sure, they were the only team to take the NBA Champions to seven games in the playoffs, but if not for the bombardment of injuries, who knows where this season could have ended up.
With fresh legs (and feet in Yao Ming's case) next year, the Rockets are looking to be a real contender in the West.
As long as they hit the ground running this offseason.
1) First order of business on GM Daryl Morey's plate has to be to re-sign Ron Artest. Despite not showing up point-wise at the end of the Lakers series, RonRon was pretty solid throughout the playoffs and the regular season.
He has cleaned up his image, and the fans in Houston love him. His importance on defense can also only be compared to all-world defender Shane Battier.
2) Get Yao Ming to sign an extension this off-season. As a Rockets fan, I am already tired of hearing all of this "Yao to the Cavs" ...
(link)
Tags:
Related Content
The 2010 NBA Free-Agent Signing: The Ultimate Offseason Of All Hype's
bleacherreport.com 6/18/2009 — Let's admit it, everyone would like to see LeBron James and Dwyane Wade team up together with an organization like the New York Knicks and absolutely dominate the NBA for years to come.
Just think about how much fun it would be to go watch a team ...
Yao Calls For Young Blood In China Team
nytimes.com 6/18/2009 — BEIJING (Reuters) - Yao Ming has called for an infusion of new blood in the Chinese national basketball team to ensure they can cope when he eventually brings his international career to a close, local media reported on Thursday.
Worst Rockets Team of the Last Decade
fourthandfifty.com 6/18/2009 —
Since we’re talking about teams and lists to fill the summer with some sort of content, I started thinking about all the garbage the Rockets threw up on the court since our championship seasons. This was going to be another “All Time” list, but I can’t evaluate ...
Rockets standing pat? Just tinkering? Not if they can help it.
blogs.chron.com 6/18/2009 — Nice little celebration in LA. Mark Madsen was not there to dance. Shaq was not there to rap. Chevys were not turned into kindling. The good news around here, however, is that the Rockets did not celebrate. It has been...
Houston Rockets: Offseason Analysis —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/17/2009
The 2008-2009 Houston Rockets' season ended in bitter, helpless defeat.
Once again, the Rockets were forced to play a significant number of playoff games without perennial superstar Yao Ming. Only this time, it was without both Yao and Tracy ...
